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Jobs in Liverpool

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Liverpool, North West Employment Information

According to statistics published by Numbeo, the cost of living in Liverpool, including foodstuffs, restaurant meals, leisure activities and public transport, is considerably cheaper than in London. Liverpool combines a maritime and musical heritage with art, science, entertainment and shopping. Consequently, employment possibilities abound, both in the city and throughout the surrounding areas of Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire. The city council's 2016 economic briefing document showed that around four jobs out of ten were in central Liverpool itself, where long-term growth has remained strong, despite an increasing prevalence of part-time contracts of employment. Although earnings in the Merseyside capital were marginally below the national average, they were nonetheless slightly higher than in England’s core cities.

Liverpool Job Opportunities

Job seekers are more likely to secure their first position or move to a new career opportunity in Liverpool in the following sectors, listed in descending order of total employee headcount:

As well as a high demand for candidates for healthcare jobs in Liverpool, the requirement to fill engineering jobs in Liverpool is also strong. Alternatively, a steady employment market exists in the nearby north-west towns of Wigan and Runcorn, just a short journey away on mainline rail routes, as well as in Southport, Formby and neighbouring Birkenhead.

Liverpool Employment Trends

There is also an extensive range of software development and IT jobs in Liverpool, with a similarly high number of positions in sales, operations and logistics, manufacturing and finance. Notably, the Metropolitan Borough of Merseyside also includes the northern part of the Wirral; quick commuter links through road and rail tunnels provide access to a wider choice of jobs on the peninsula. In particular, proposed major dockland regeneration and planned construction projects could generate thousands of future jobs at Wirral Waters, an innovative 500-acre housing and futuristic commerce site intended to house the automotive and aerospace industries and other businesses, further increasing Liverpool's name as a major employer in the region and in the UK overall.